Near the end of his life the famous French novelist Gustave Flaubert, said that he had lived for decades in an ivory tower, writing his books, but, .....a sea of shit has been beating at the base of the tower and I'm afraid it has worn down its foundation.. That's the quote as best I … Continue reading Rescuing Fiction | For Madmen Only | The hidden ending in Herman Hesse’s novel Steppenwolf
Rescuing Fiction | the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fictional Characters | Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf
Among novelists, the phenomenon of the character who resists the author's intentions is well known. This is one of the best examples in fiction.
Rescuing Quotations | Flaubert and me out on the sea
All my life I have tried to live in an ivory tower. But a sea of shit has......
Rescuing Fiction | 10 forgotten Novels you might want to read
When the public stops reading a novel, that book goes into a hibernation that it may never emerge from. The winter of the forgotten can last forever. Some books are never forgotten, usually because of a character. Many of Dickens’ characters – think of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol - may prove to be … Continue reading Rescuing Fiction | 10 forgotten Novels you might want to read
Rescuing Fiction
When I had my previous website, The Loner's Highway, it was accompanied by a secondary blog known as The Society for the Protection of Fictional Characters, or, in short, the SPFC. I liked that name, and the acronym, but the acronym presented a problem. A web search found that SPFC includes: São Paol FC, a football/soccer … Continue reading Rescuing Fiction
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